His son, Stefan Holt, anchors the morning news in Chicago, where Lester used to be an anchor. On November 23, 2012, when visiting his son for Thanksgiving, Lester co-anchored the NBC morning news in Chicago with his son.
His father is African-American, his mother is of Jamaican, Indian, English, and Scottish descent.
Plays the bass guitar.
Former Anchor/Reporter for WBBM Channel 2, the CBS affiliate in
Chicago, IL.